SPECIAL 



JAP IRIS 



COLLECTION 



Your choice 

 of any five for 



$Ooo 



Marjorie Parry 

 Koyka 

 Genjiyama 

 Hotari 



M. S. H endrickson 

 Romance 

 Osamaku Miyo 

 Vernon 

 Collingwood 



MARVELLA 



KOMBARIN 



JAPANESE IRIS COLLECTIONS 



Large, vigorous plants, with two or more fans each, correctly labeled and post- 

 paid, and packed in damp moss to insure freshness when they reach you. 



The 5 Varieties Starred for $115 

 Your Choice of Any 10 for *322 



The ENTIRE LIST of 20 for $522 



*1. 



Kombarin 



2. 



Shimoyo 



3. 



Shiga 



4. 



Koko-no-lro 



5. 



Cloud Dress 



*6. 



Hatsuki 



7. 



Angel's Den 



8. 



Rishono 





Nishika 





Yonomo 



11. 



Violet Beauty 



12. 



"13. 



14. 

 M5. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 



Asagire 

 Josephine 



Hey wood 

 Kumono 

 Komachi 

 Kuro-Kumo 

 Hosakawa 

 Tuji 



Kasugano 

 Paragon 



Late in the summer, better make one or two second choices from 

 the regular list, in case we are sold short on some of the above. 



CULTURE OF JAPANESE IRISES 



"It is not true that Japanese Irises must have bogland or 

 even water in which to bathe their roots. They love moisture, but 

 will flourish in any good garden soil if water is applied in 

 abundance and if the exposure is sunny. The latter point is im- 

 portant. It is useless trying to grow Japanese Irises in a shady 

 spot. Sunlight and moisture are the two requisites for success 

 witli these plants. 



"Let it be remembered that this type of Iris takes an entirely 

 different treatment from the Bearded Iris. Instead of being planted 

 almost on the surface of the ground, the crowns should be buried 

 two inches. 



"Peat can be added to advantage to soil where Japanese Irises 

 arc t<> go. Unlike the Bearded Irises, which delight in lime, the 

 Japanese forms prefer a soil which is somewhat acid. Lime should 

 never be used with them. It is also important that the ground be 

 kept well cultivated, never being allowed to become hard or dry. 

 A summer mulch of pulverized peat lessens the amount of hoeing 

 necessary and helps to hold the moisture. 



"The location should be one where the drainage is good, even 

 though it be close by a pond. These Irises like to have their roots 

 reach water in summer, but stagnant water must not stand around 

 the clumps, and it is imperative that they should not be caked 

 over with ice in winter. 



"Japanese Irises must have plenty of room, and must never 

 have competition from weeds or grass. If they are used in a 

 general garden away from water, a spot should be prepared for 

 them by digging out a foot of earth and working in an abundance 

 of well rotted cow manure. If the earth is at all heavy set the 

 divided clump on a little mound of sand. When winter comes a 

 light mulch will be needed. 



"There is only one way in which to get an abundance of 

 large flowers, and that is to supply water with a generous hand 

 during the spring before the buds open." — Extract from "Horti- 

 culture" Magazine. 



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